Another New Mexico Airport Regains Service

After nearly eight years, SkyWest and United will bring air service back to a small New Mexico city.

Joey Gerardi

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM ET

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A United Express CRJ-200 arriving into Chicago O’Hare. [Credit: AirlineGeeks/ Joey Gerardi]

Key Takeaways:

Farmington, New Mexico, will regain commercial air service with United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines starting May 8, 2025, after nearly eight years without regular flights.
The return of service is supported by an $850,000 federal grant and a "risk-sharing agreement" with SkyWest, where Farmington pays up to $6.9 million over two years to cover potential revenue shortfalls rather than a direct subsidy.
The new service will offer daily flights to Denver using 50-seat CRJ-200 aircraft, a significant upgrade in capacity compared to the airport's recent history.
Farmington is the fifth city in New Mexico to rejoin the air network, benefiting from state initiatives like the Rural Air Service Enhancement grant, showcasing a broader trend of restoring air connectivity across the state.

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Farmington, New Mexico, a city in the state’s northwestern corner, will be regaining air service after nearly eight years. The last time the airport had regular flights was back in 2017 with Great Lakes Airlines, which ended service just five months before the airline collapsed entirely.

The city will be receiving $850,000 from the Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP), and it also applied for New Mexico’s Rural Air Service Enhancement grant, which provides $2.75 million to several rural airports across the state.